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Chinese doctors reach Dhaka amid tight security to treat Zia

Security was tightened around Bangladesh's former prime minister Khaleda Zia on Tuesday as a specialist medical team from China joined efforts to treat the ailing politician, who remains in a......

'Bihar Doesn't Predict Outcomes In Bengal, UP'

'The question for the TMC is not whether it can hold its bastions, but whether it can expand effectively into regions where the BJP already possesses a good ecosystem.' IMAGE: West Bengal Chief......

Will Deepa Thoon Controversy Damage Stalin's DMK?

The Deepa Thoon controversy, if not allowed to die a natural death, could take the election focus away from the anti-incumbency impacting the DMK and into the secular space.Stalin would love to......

Sardar Patel, The Man Who United India

The rising tide of Indian nationalism meant that the people of princely states now were keen to become a part of a united and integrated India rather than remain subjects of a princely state. The......

AI crash: SC slams 'piecemeal' release of probe report

The Supreme Court on Monday termed as 'unfortunate and irresponsible' the selective publication of a preliminary report on the June 12 Air India crash which outlined lapses on the part of pilots......

BSE: Stock Exchange That Refused To Die

The story of the Bombay Stock Exchange and the people who shaped its growth: From wars and bomb blasts to speculators, reformers and wealth creators. IMAGE: The informal beginnings of what would......

'Can We In Our Businesses Set An Example?'

'I think some of us, like Mukesh Ambani, myself and those of us who head industrial units, ought to really focus on what we can really do to make the world a safer place, maybe 50 or 100 years from......

Former MyGovIndia chief Gaurav Dwivedi is new Prasar Bharati CEO

Senior IAS officer and former MyGovIndia chief Gaurav Dwivedi was on Monday appointed the Chief Executive Officer of public broadcaster Prasar Bharati. A 1995-batch officer of Chhattisgarh cadre,......

Commonwealth Games 2010 to be revenue-neutral

Despite setting an ambitious target of generating revenues in excess of Rs 900 crore (Rs 9 billion), the organisers of the 'Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi' expect the event to be "revenue neutral",......

Spotted! Sharmila Tagore in London

Reader Kaushik Bhattacharya sent uspictures of Sharmila Tagore, who was in London for the Durgapuja/Dusserah celebrations. The actress was reciting Bengali poems for a Bijoya Dashami cultural......

CWG organising committee refutes corruption charge

The Commonwealth Games Organising Committee has denied the charges of financial irregularities in relation to the launch of the Queen's Baton Relay in London last year. "Organising Committee......

'Arrest Kohli' Trending As RCB Legend Heads for London

IMAGE: Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma were spotted at Mumbai airport on Friday while departing for London. Photograph: X Royal Challengers Bengaluru legend Virat Kohli has come under fire for......

Nigeria joins India in race to host 2030 CWG!

Canada had also earlier expressed interest to bid for the 2030 CWG but later withdrew citing budgetary constraints. IMAGE: Gujarat sports minister Harsh Sanghavi poses with Commonwealth Sport......

India vs Pakistan called off! All about WCL controversy

IMAGE: The second edition of the WCL, which is co-owned by Bollywood star Ajay Devgn, started on June 18 at Edgbaston in London and is scheduled for an August 2 final. Photograph: WCL/X A......

London Olympics to hit revenue target

Organisers of the London Olympics are set to meet their target of raising 2 billion pounds to help stage the Games this summer. Revenue from sponsorship and ticket sales should top initial......